In this course, you will learn how to better and more successfully engage your ELL(s) and their families in the school and community. You will learn how to engage your ELL student in the classroom setting as well as in various aspects of the school including extracurricular activities and the inner workings of the school and education system. You will also be introduced to strategies for engaging the families of your ELL students in the school community and the wider community of your city and state. You will interact with a variety of case studies that highlight teachers, schools, and communities in different cities throughout the United States and the ways in which they successfully engage ELLs and their families. From sharing their experience, you will have the tools necessary to implement strategies and procedures for engaging your ELLs and their families.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
* Define the culture of ELLs in K-12 classrooms across the U.S.
* Recognize cultural impact on learning and formal education
* Assess your school’s engagement of ELLs and their families
* Incorporate culturally sensitive techniques to engage ELLs in the classroom and school
* Implement strategies for engaging ELLs’ families in the school and larger community
* Design a plan for engagement of ELLs and their families in your school
* Create a checklist for school and community resources for engaging ELLs and
their families

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Case Study: Alhambra High School, Phoenix, AZ

Welcome to week 4 of the course! We are so excited for this module and to introduce you to Alhambra High School. We hope that you find this module inspirational and that you are able to adopt and adapt many of the ideas presented. By the end of this module, you will be able to apply strategies for creating a culturally supportive school environment, connect students to the school community through creating clubs and school-wide activities, implement new strategies for bringing diverse cultures to the school, and use sports as additional opportunities for school engagement. Let's get started!